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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Advanced</span><span class="f_BodyText"> submenu on an element context menu can contain the following options:</span></p>
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<span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[Enter]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="526" style="width:526px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Open the </span><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="advancedpropertiesdialog.htm">Custom Properties</a></span><span class="f_Tabletext"> dialog.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="526" style="width:526px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext"><a href="setelementparent.htm">Set the element parent</a>.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="217" style="width:217px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Instance Classifier&nbsp; [Ctrl]+[L]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="526" style="width:526px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Set the <a href="instanceclassifier.htm">instance classifier</a> for the element.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="217" style="width:217px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Classifier Properties</span><br>
<span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Enter]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="526" style="width:526px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Open the </span><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="objectproperties.htm">Properties</a></span><span class="f_Tabletext"> dialog for the </span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-style: italic;">classifier</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> of the selected element.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="217" style="width:217px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Make Composite</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="526" style="width:526px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Set the element as a <a href="compositeelements.htm">Composite element</a>.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="217" style="width:217px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Change to State (Value) Lifeline</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="526" style="width:526px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Switch one type of Lifeline element to the other.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="217" style="width:217px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Show Composite Diagram</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="526" style="width:526px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display a mini-picture of the contents of a composite element within that element.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="526" style="width:526px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Define the multiplicity for the element, using the format defined on the</span><span class="f_UIControl"> <a href="cardinality.htm">Cardinality</a></span><span class="f_Tabletext"> tab. </span></p>
<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">This is the number of instances of the element that can exist in a set. The value displays on the element in a diagram, in the </span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-style: italic;">Name</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> compartment.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="217" style="width:217px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Edit Extension Points</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="526" style="width:526px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">For an extended Use Case, display the </span><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="extensionpoint.htm">Use Case Extension Points</a></span><span class="f_Tabletext"> dialog, which you use to insert the point at which the behavior should be inserted.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="217" style="width:217px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Association Class</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="526" style="width:526px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext"><a href="linkanewclasstoanexistin.htm">Connect the Class to a new Association</a> (if the element is a Class).</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="217" style="width:217px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Use Rectangle (Circle) Notation</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="526" style="width:526px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Use <a href="usingrectanglenotation.htm">rectangle notation</a> for the element.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="217" style="width:217px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Partition Activity</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="526" style="width:526px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Define an <a href="activitypartition.htm">Activity Partition</a>.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="217" style="width:217px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Set Run State</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="526" style="width:526px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Add a new instance variable to the element using the </span><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="definearuntimevariable.htm">Define Run State</a></span><span class="f_Tabletext"> dialog.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="217" style="width:217px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Set Property Value</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="526" style="width:526px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">(Part elements) Set the property value for the Part, using the</span><span class="f_UIControl"> Set Property Values</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> dialog.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="217" style="width:217px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Override Attribute Initializers</span><br>
<span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[R]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="526" style="width:526px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Pre-define initial values for attributes that can be used to override existing defaults.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="526" style="width:526px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Convert this classifier to an instance.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="526" style="width:526px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Convert the occurrence of the element on this diagram from a link to the original element to a local copy of the element.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="217" style="width:217px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Make Sender/Receiver</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="526" style="width:526px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Toggle the element from a sender to a receiver and vice versa.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="217" style="width:217px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Accept Time Event</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="526" style="width:526px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Change the notation for an Accept Event action to a Accept Time Event action.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="217" style="width:217px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Set Object State&nbsp; [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[S]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="526" style="width:526px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Set the state of an instance classifier based on the child states for that object.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="217" style="width:217px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Define Concurrent Substates</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="526" style="width:526px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext"><a href="regions.htm">Define a set of substates</a> that can be held simultaneously within that composite state.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="526" style="width:526px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display State Label Notation for a State object (the element name is displayed on a box on top of the element rather than inside it).</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="217" style="width:217px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Deep History</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="526" style="width:526px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Change the type of pseudo-state to a Deep History. Applies only when right-clicking on a History pseudo-state.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="526" style="width:526px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext"><a href="addnotetoconnection.htm">Attach the selected Note element</a> to a connector, or several connectors.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="526" style="width:526px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Convert a Note to be <a href="linkingnotestointernaldocu.htm">connected to an element feature</a> (via the connector context menu) to display the element feature as the note text. The option simply deletes any current text and blocks the note from being edited other than through the feature </span><span class="f_UIControl">Properties</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> dialog.</span></p>
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<td width="952" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:952px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">Not all menu options shown here are present on all element context menus. Context menus vary between element types. The </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Partition Activity</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> option only displays for an Activity element, for example.</span></p>
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